New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-03
j. II. MAXWELDS NEW SLOOP.
BIG sPARs OF GENERAL PArSE's NEW RACER
YACHTING NOTES


/ YACHTING NOTES
J. Rogers Maxwell's new second-cass sloop was
! launched at John +. Mumms South Brooklyn ship
yard at the high tide yesterday afternoon. large
crowd of yacdtsmen boat-buiiders and sightseers
lined the bluffs overlooking the yard, and cheered
Justify when the blocks started and the boat
slipped into the water. Mr.. Maxwels seven-year-
old daughter broke bottle of champagne over the
bow AMI Christencd the yacht the Shamrock. When
Mr. Maxwell drew the plans OF the Shamrock last
winter he intended 10 enter her in the Americas
Cup trial races the general belief at that time being
that the Thistle would be less than seventy feet long
at the water line The Shamrock looks Ike fast
boat aud will probably give such boats the Gracic
Fanny and Bedouin some pretty sharp brushes this
season. She will be put in commission about
Decoration Day, and will have her initial race early
in June Her competitor will be c. Oliver isen's
sloop, the Titania, aud the course fifteen miles
to windwatd and return from Sandy Hook Lightship
The dimensions OF the Shamrock are Length over
ALL 80 feet length at load wattr-liDe, 66l2 feet (;
breadth OF beam, 20 feet draught, feet aud
inches Tn, mast which will be stepped to-day, is
OF Oregon pine and is "a feet long. The topmast is
AZ feet long, the gait ~ feet, the boom 6S ee and
the bowsprit 80 feet cupboard The yachts total sail
area will be 4, 900 square feet.
Although General Paine's steel slOop which
is now being built b, Pusey & Jones' az Wilmington,
is about the same length at the water line as the
Mayhower, ana a trife narrower al the beam, she
will be much more heavily spared and Will spread
considerably larger area of canvas Her mainmast il
So feet long three feet longer than the Maylower's;
topmas;. As feet main boom, 50 feet gaf 30 feet
and bowsprit % feet.
Lieutenant Henns intimation that the Thistle NAV
have centrebonrd is accepted by yachtsinen gen
orally the explanation OF her great breadth OF
beam for boat built on the English model. Some
are inclined to regard it improbable that British
designer would concole 80 much TO the American
type OF yacht but they admit that, since he has
violated the established rule Tor building
III giving the vessel so much BREADTH il Is possible
that he nay have gone step further.
Vice. Commodore Robert Center's cutter Medusa,
which grounde bar just west OF the entrance TO
the harbor at Port Jefferson Sunday, was taken
of yesterday She not damaged and will start
on a cruise TO the eastward to-day.
The big soop Atlantic was hauled out of the water
at Mumm's yard yesterday and will have twelve tons
of lead into her keel Her cabin Is being rehted
and her stern rail has been cut down little
rhe Rev. J. A. Aspinwalis steam yacht, which
Mumm is building, will be launched in about fort
night.
Lieutenant Hem has ordered new crucibc cast
steel tOpmast stay Tor the Galatea.
The steam yacht TRiisman, owned by John w.
Slater, of Providence, and the soop Cinderella, W.
E. lselins flyer, are anchored of Stapleton. 5. l.
II. V. X. Keunedys cutter Enterprise is being over
hauled at Mumm', yard. She will have new mast.
i've feet longer than the old ohe, and new suit OF
sails